兰吉特辛吉
Also known as Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji II, Ranji, K. S. Ranjitsinhji, Nawanagar, Maharaja of; H.H. Maharaja Kumar Singh Ranjitsinghji, Kumar Singh Ranjitsinghji, Jam Saheb Shri Sir Ranjitsinhji
Colonel Kumar Sri Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji II (10 September 1872 – 2 April 1933), often known as Ranji or K. S. Ranjitsinhji, was an Indian cricketer who later became ruler of his native Indian princely state of Nawanagar, (present day Jamnagar) from 1907 to 1933. The main part of his cricket career was from 1893 to 1904 when, as one of the greatest batsmen of his time, he played for Cambridge University, Sussex, London County and, in 15 Test matches, for England.
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- “On a treacherous wicket all the batsman can do is to watch the ball with all his might and let the bat follow the eye.”
- “He revolutionised cricket. He turned it from an accomplishment into a science.”
- “The game, whether it is called first-class or otherwise, is CRICKET, and any measure can only be a half-measure which aims at differentiating between the classes of cricket.”
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